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NCT03553901 Clinical Trial

The Effect of Acupressure (GB30) on Ventrogluteal Intramuscular Injection Pain

Acute Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:
The Effect of Acupressure (GB30) on Ventrogluteal Intramuscular Injection Pain - A Crossover Randomized Single-blind Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT03553901
Other study ID # Sultan Abdulhamid
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 1, 2016
Est. completion date August 1, 2017

Study information
Verified date June 2018
Source Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Acupressure is an ancient manual therapy which fingers are used to press key points on the body. These points are the same with acupuncture points but in contrast to acupuncture, acupressure uses gentle but firm pressure with fingers and hands. The purpose of this study is to investigate effect of acupressure onto GB30 poin for ventrogluteal intramuscular injection pain.The study was designed as a prospective, single-blind, crossover study. The study included 72 volunteer students attending Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 72
Est. completion date August 1, 2017
Est. primary completion date June 1, 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 25 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18.5 to 29.9kg/m2

- Voluntariness

Exclusion Criteria:

- history of IM injection within 2 weeks

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Procedure:
• Acupressure
Acupressure was performed before the injection onto GB30 point

Locations
Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

References & Publications (3)

Chung JW, Ng WM, Wong TK. An experimental study on the use of manual pressure to reduce pain in intramuscular injections. J Clin Nurs. 2002 Jul;11(4):457-61. — View Citation

Hosseinabadi R, Biranvand S, Pournia Y, Anbari K. The Effect of Acupressure on Pain and Anxiety Caused by Venipuncture. J Infus Nurs. 2015 Nov-Dec;38(6):397-405. doi: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000065. — View Citation

Suhrabi Z, Taghinejad H. Effect of acupressure (UB32) on pain intensity in intramuscular injections. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2014 Jan;19(1):24-7. — View Citation

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Assessment of pain during intramuscular injection with 10 cm VAS (Visual Analog Scale) Assessment of pain during intramuscular injection will be marked on 10 cm VAS scale 0-10 ( 0:no pain 10:Worst possible pain ) by the patient and will be measured 2 minutes
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